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Dream Theater - New Album E-Card Online
An E-Card for the upcoming Dream Theater album "Systematic Chaos" is now online. "Systematic Chaos" will be released on June 5th.
On this E-Card there are two new songs 'Constant Motion' and 'The Dark Eternal Night', plus some desktop wallpapers, AIM icons, and banners. There is also an in-studio video for "The Dark Eternal Night". You can view it at this location.
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On this E-Card there are two new songs 'Constant Motion' and 'The Dark Eternal Night', plus some desktop wallpapers, AIM icons, and banners. There is also an in-studio video for "The Dark Eternal Night". You can view it at this location.
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Riverside - Special Guests On Some Dream Theater Dates
Riverside has announced on their website:
It's a pleasure for us to announce that Riverside will be Dream Theater's special guest at some of their European headlining shows on Chaos In Motion - World Tour 2007:
12.06 Katowice, Spodek (PL)
13.06 Berlin, Zitadelle Spandau (D)
15.06 Esch/Alzette, Rockhal (L)
16.06 Bonn, Museumsplatz (D)
20.06 Porto, Coliseum (P)
22.06 Granada, Plaza Toros Atarfe (E)
26.06 Clermont Ferrand, La Cooperative De Mai (F)
In June and July Riverside will also perform at a few festivals in Europe. More details in the "concerts" section.
Towards the end of June, the band is planning to release a single CD "02 Panic Room" with the title track and compositions which will not be released on the upcoming album. The single will be available at a more than reasonable price. The band's very first videoclip, "02 Panic Room", will also be created.
More information soon.
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It's a pleasure for us to announce that Riverside will be Dream Theater's special guest at some of their European headlining shows on Chaos In Motion - World Tour 2007:
12.06 Katowice, Spodek (PL)
13.06 Berlin, Zitadelle Spandau (D)
15.06 Esch/Alzette, Rockhal (L)
16.06 Bonn, Museumsplatz (D)
20.06 Porto, Coliseum (P)
22.06 Granada, Plaza Toros Atarfe (E)
26.06 Clermont Ferrand, La Cooperative De Mai (F)
In June and July Riverside will also perform at a few festivals in Europe. More details in the "concerts" section.
Towards the end of June, the band is planning to release a single CD "02 Panic Room" with the title track and compositions which will not be released on the upcoming album. The single will be available at a more than reasonable price. The band's very first videoclip, "02 Panic Room", will also be created.
More information soon.
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| Source: | riverside.art.pl |
| Band profile: | Riverside |
Dream Theater - New Song For Download
The new Dream Theater track 'Constant Motion' has been made available for download for free at www.roadrunnerrecords.com/DreamTheater. The song comes from Dream Theater's upcoming album 'Systematic Chaos' which will be released on the 5th June this year.
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.co.uk |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - European Summer Dates
Dream Theater have announced the following European tour dates on their website:
Jun. 03 - Gods Of Metal Festival - Milan, Italy
Jun. 09 - Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle, England (headlining show)
Jun. 10 - Download Festival - Donington Park, England
Jun. 17 - Fields Of Rock Festival - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
Jun. 22 - Plaza de Toros - Granada, Spain (headlining show)
Jun. 23 - Monsters Of Rock Festival - Zaragoza, Spain
Jun. 29 - Refresh The Venue - Istanbul, Turkey (headlining show)
Jul. 01 - Rockwave Festival - Athens, Greece
Lots More Dates Coming Soon!
(US dates in July/Aug - Europe in Sept/Oct - Asia, South America and Australia(?) to follow....)
Jun. 03 - Gods Of Metal Festival - Milan, Italy
Jun. 09 - Newcastle City Hall - Newcastle, England (headlining show)
Jun. 10 - Download Festival - Donington Park, England
Jun. 17 - Fields Of Rock Festival - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
Jun. 22 - Plaza de Toros - Granada, Spain (headlining show)
Jun. 23 - Monsters Of Rock Festival - Zaragoza, Spain
Jun. 29 - Refresh The Venue - Istanbul, Turkey (headlining show)
Jul. 01 - Rockwave Festival - Athens, Greece
Lots More Dates Coming Soon!
(US dates in July/Aug - Europe in Sept/Oct - Asia, South America and Australia(?) to follow....)
| Source: | dreamtheater.net |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - New Album Tracklisting
Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update:
"Hey Gang,
Well we just mastered the album today, so it is now officially finished and will be in the hands of Roadrunner Records tomorrow!
In order to be able to release the info before some obscure fan website in Poland does, here's the final track listing and production credits for ya:
"Systematic Chaos" tracklisting:
01. In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 1)
02. Forsaken
03. Constant Motion
04. The Dark Eternal Night
05. Repentance
06. Prophets Of War
07. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
08. In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 2)
Produced by John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy
Engineered and mixed by Paul Northfield
More info is coming soon, so stayed tuned!"
"This album's got all of the elements we've become known for," reveals drummer Mike Portnoy, who co-produced the CD with guitarist John Petrucci (Paul Northfield engineered and mixed the effort). "The focus on musicianship, the skull-crushing riffs, the big progressive epics and the heart-wrenching melodies. We've got one of the strongest and most devoted fan bases in the world, and they should certainly be happy with the new material." The disc sports seven new songs, one of which runs 25 minutes.
"Systematic Chaos" will be released in June via Roadrunner Records.
"Hey Gang,
Well we just mastered the album today, so it is now officially finished and will be in the hands of Roadrunner Records tomorrow!
In order to be able to release the info before some obscure fan website in Poland does, here's the final track listing and production credits for ya:
"Systematic Chaos" tracklisting:
01. In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 1)
02. Forsaken
03. Constant Motion
04. The Dark Eternal Night
05. Repentance
06. Prophets Of War
07. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
08. In The Presence Of Enemies (Part 2)
Produced by John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy
Engineered and mixed by Paul Northfield
More info is coming soon, so stayed tuned!"
"This album's got all of the elements we've become known for," reveals drummer Mike Portnoy, who co-produced the CD with guitarist John Petrucci (Paul Northfield engineered and mixed the effort). "The focus on musicianship, the skull-crushing riffs, the big progressive epics and the heart-wrenching melodies. We've got one of the strongest and most devoted fan bases in the world, and they should certainly be happy with the new material." The disc sports seven new songs, one of which runs 25 minutes.
"Systematic Chaos" will be released in June via Roadrunner Records.
| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - Sign With Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is proud to announce the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater.
A new studio album, Systematic Chaos is due in June. Dream Theater will hit the road in support of the album for a world tour, including major festival appearances in Europe.
"Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records have led parallel careers on the cutting edge of metal for many years," say A&R men, Derek Oliver & Dante Bonutto, "We're thrilled to be working with a genuine market-leader, and when you add everything the guys bring to the table to the independent spirit and work ethic of the label, the results can only be exciting in the extreme!"
Prior to teaming up with Roadrunner, Dream Theater was signed to a seven-album deal with Warner Music Group worldwide. The deal commenced with the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Images And Words (1992), a Gold-certified US release, and concluded, in equal style, with Octavarium (2005), a Top 40 Billboard outing. In August of last year the band issued Score, a live album/DVD (recorded at Radio City Music Hall in New York), which went straight to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard DVD charts, knocking Pink Floyd from the top!
Systematic Chaos, Dream Theater's ninth studio release, arrives at a time when the band is casting a longer-than-ever shadow across the rock and metal landscape. Their influence is being acknowledged by an increasing number of contemporary, cutting-edge acts such as Stone Sour, Trivium, Shadows Fall, Opeth as their fan base continues to grow.
A new studio album, Systematic Chaos is due in June. Dream Theater will hit the road in support of the album for a world tour, including major festival appearances in Europe.
"Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records have led parallel careers on the cutting edge of metal for many years," say A&R men, Derek Oliver & Dante Bonutto, "We're thrilled to be working with a genuine market-leader, and when you add everything the guys bring to the table to the independent spirit and work ethic of the label, the results can only be exciting in the extreme!"
Prior to teaming up with Roadrunner, Dream Theater was signed to a seven-album deal with Warner Music Group worldwide. The deal commenced with the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Images And Words (1992), a Gold-certified US release, and concluded, in equal style, with Octavarium (2005), a Top 40 Billboard outing. In August of last year the band issued Score, a live album/DVD (recorded at Radio City Music Hall in New York), which went straight to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard DVD charts, knocking Pink Floyd from the top!
Systematic Chaos, Dream Theater's ninth studio release, arrives at a time when the band is casting a longer-than-ever shadow across the rock and metal landscape. Their influence is being acknowledged by an increasing number of contemporary, cutting-edge acts such as Stone Sour, Trivium, Shadows Fall, Opeth as their fan base continues to grow.
| Source: | dreamtheater.net |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - Seek New Label/Recording New Album
Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy revealed during an appearance on October 6 on the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM that the band has ended its longtime collaboration with Atco/EastWest Records/The Atlantic Group and is currently in talks with several labels about a possible new record deal.
In addition, the group has entered a New York City studio with engineer Paul Northfield (Rush, Queensryche, Suicidal Tendencies, Marilyn Manson) to begin recording its follow-up to 2005's "Octavarium", tentatively due next April/May. A few excerpts from Portnoy's "Friday Night Rocks" interview follow:
On current label negotiations and new album recordings:
"We didn't wanna sit around waiting to close up the deal and deal with all the legal paperwork and all that, and have to wait until all that was done to start the record, so we booked the studio time ? we wanted to start the record ? so we started a month ago. But we've been meeting with lots of labels since we are here in New York , and I think we're probably days to weeks away from making a decision and making an announcement."
"We've done all of this pretty much on our own at this point. The labels thus far have? With the exception of our heyday 15 years ago, with 'Images and Words' and everything ? other than that, we've pretty much just built this thing on our own, so it'll be amazing to see what we can do with a little bit of support."
The whole interview can be found here.
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In addition, the group has entered a New York City studio with engineer Paul Northfield (Rush, Queensryche, Suicidal Tendencies, Marilyn Manson) to begin recording its follow-up to 2005's "Octavarium", tentatively due next April/May. A few excerpts from Portnoy's "Friday Night Rocks" interview follow:
On current label negotiations and new album recordings:
"We didn't wanna sit around waiting to close up the deal and deal with all the legal paperwork and all that, and have to wait until all that was done to start the record, so we booked the studio time ? we wanted to start the record ? so we started a month ago. But we've been meeting with lots of labels since we are here in New York , and I think we're probably days to weeks away from making a decision and making an announcement."
"We've done all of this pretty much on our own at this point. The labels thus far have? With the exception of our heyday 15 years ago, with 'Images and Words' and everything ? other than that, we've pretty much just built this thing on our own, so it'll be amazing to see what we can do with a little bit of support."
The whole interview can be found here.
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| Source: | ultimate-guitar.com |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Megadeth, Dream Theater - DVD Gigantour Concert Available For Streaming
New streaming video footage of Megadeth and Dream Theater's live appearances from the "Gigantour 2005" DVD, which came out last week, are now available, click the links to watch:
Megadeth - 'She Wolf'
Dream Theater - 'Glass Prison'
Also, a trailer for the DVD can be viewed here .
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Megadeth - 'She Wolf'
Dream Theater - 'Glass Prison'
Also, a trailer for the DVD can be viewed here .
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| Source: | blabbermouth.net |
| Band profile: | Megadeth |
Dream Theater - New Mike Portnoy Audio Interview Available
An interview with Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy is featured on the Rhino.com podcast. The chat begins at 21:18 of the podcast, which can be heard at this location: http://www.rhino.com/RZine/rhinocasts/index.lasso.
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| Source: | roadrunnerrecords.com |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - Video Teaser Of Forthcoming DVD Online
As previously reported, Dream Theater will release their new DVD on August, 29th entitled Score via Rhono Records. The band has posted online a video teaser on Amazon.com: click one of the following links to view:
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The 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available seperately. Both versions will contain the entire 20th Anniversary World Tour grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1st 2006 (nearly 3 hours of music - over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra). The DVD will also contain a one hour Documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. Including rare never before seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band. Also included on the DVD are several live bonus tracks from through the years taken from drummer Mike Portnoy's Archives. Final details as to the complete track list are pending, but the set list on the night the show was recorded was as follows.
Set #1: (Band Only) - 'The Root Of All Evil', 'I Walk Beside You', 'Another Won', 'Afterlife', 'Under A Glass Moon', 'Innocence Faded', 'Raise The Knife', 'The Spirit Carries On'.
Set #2: (Band and Orchestra) - 'Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence', 'Vacant', 'The Answer Lies Within', 'Sacrificed Sons', 'Octavarium'
Encore: (Band and Orchestra): 'Metropolis'
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The 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available seperately. Both versions will contain the entire 20th Anniversary World Tour grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1st 2006 (nearly 3 hours of music - over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra). The DVD will also contain a one hour Documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. Including rare never before seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band. Also included on the DVD are several live bonus tracks from through the years taken from drummer Mike Portnoy's Archives. Final details as to the complete track list are pending, but the set list on the night the show was recorded was as follows.
Set #1: (Band Only) - 'The Root Of All Evil', 'I Walk Beside You', 'Another Won', 'Afterlife', 'Under A Glass Moon', 'Innocence Faded', 'Raise The Knife', 'The Spirit Carries On'.
Set #2: (Band and Orchestra) - 'Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence', 'Vacant', 'The Answer Lies Within', 'Sacrificed Sons', 'Octavarium'
Encore: (Band and Orchestra): 'Metropolis'
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| Source: | dreamtheater.net |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - SCORE Is Coming For Late August!
Dream Theater's latest live CD and DVD "SCORE" is currently scheduled for release on Aug 29th 2006 on Rhino Records. (Date may vary slightly in different countries)
The 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available seperately.
Both versions will contain the entire "20th Anniversary World Tour" grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1st 2006. (nearly 3 hours of music - over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra)
The DVD will also contain a 1 hour Documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. Including rare never before seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band.
Also included on the DVD are several live Bonus Tracks from through the years taken from the Portnoy Archives.
The 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available seperately.
Both versions will contain the entire "20th Anniversary World Tour" grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1st 2006. (nearly 3 hours of music - over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra)
The DVD will also contain a 1 hour Documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. Including rare never before seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band.
Also included on the DVD are several live Bonus Tracks from through the years taken from the Portnoy Archives.
| Source: | dreamtheater.net |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - Recording Live Show On April Fools
Well mark your calendars boys and girls, as Dream Theater history will once again be made on....
SATURDAY APRIL 1st 2006 "A VERY SPECIAL EVENING WITH DREAM THEATER" at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL in NEW YORK CITY.
Celebrating the very last show of their 20th Anniversary Tour 2005/2006, this very special Grand Finale will be recorded and filmed for an upcoming 20th Anniversary DVD & CD release.
Tickets will go on sale for the general public via Ticketmaster on Thursday, December 22nd, 2005.
SATURDAY APRIL 1st 2006 "A VERY SPECIAL EVENING WITH DREAM THEATER" at RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL in NEW YORK CITY.
Celebrating the very last show of their 20th Anniversary Tour 2005/2006, this very special Grand Finale will be recorded and filmed for an upcoming 20th Anniversary DVD & CD release.
Tickets will go on sale for the general public via Ticketmaster on Thursday, December 22nd, 2005.
| Source: | Dream Theater newsletter |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory, A Stage Play
BATS (Bexhill Amateur Theatrical Society, http://www.thebats.co.uk ) writer/director Danni Segal has contacted BW&BK with the following news...
Dream Theater's acclaimed 1999 concept album "Scenes From A Memory" is being turned into a full-length stage play. Adapted and directed by long-time Dream Theater fan Danni Segal, this is a prose play, not a performance of the CD.
The play runs for four performances from 17th - 19th of November, 2005 (that's 3 evening performances and 1 Saturday matinee) at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, East Sussex (between Hastings & Eastbourne in South-East England).
As this may be the only time this is ever done, anyone interested is warmly encouraged to come along and see it while they can.
Full details can be found at the BATS website at http://www.thebats.co.uk , which will be regularly updated as work progresses.
Dream Theater's acclaimed 1999 concept album "Scenes From A Memory" is being turned into a full-length stage play. Adapted and directed by long-time Dream Theater fan Danni Segal, this is a prose play, not a performance of the CD.
The play runs for four performances from 17th - 19th of November, 2005 (that's 3 evening performances and 1 Saturday matinee) at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, East Sussex (between Hastings & Eastbourne in South-East England).
As this may be the only time this is ever done, anyone interested is warmly encouraged to come along and see it while they can.
Full details can be found at the BATS website at http://www.thebats.co.uk , which will be regularly updated as work progresses.
| Source: | bravewords.com |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - Marathon at Delicious Agony
"On August 19, beginning at 7 pm Eastern, Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio will be airing its Second Annual Dream Theater Marathon. For 48 hours we will suspend our regular progressive rock programming and play on Dream Theater and related projects. You will hear the music of Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Transatlantic, OSI, Yellow Matter Custard, Explorer's Club, Jelly Jam, Platypus, and many more projects. Plus, we will also throw in some music from former band members Derek Sherinian (solo work and Planet X) and Kevin Moore (solo work and Chroma Key).
We are also please to announce interviews with James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci. It is going to be a great weekend. So please come and be a part of the Second Annual Dream Theater Marathon, only on Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio"
We are also please to announce interviews with James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci. It is going to be a great weekend. So please come and be a part of the Second Annual Dream Theater Marathon, only on Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio"
| Source: | dreamtheater.net |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |
Dream Theater - New Bassist For The Upcoming Tour
According to the official website of the band, Boosty Collins should replace John Myung during the next tour of Dream Theater?
Mike Portnoy said during an interview: John is a fan of Saturday Night Fever and he always tries to Dance like Travolta? But he is definitely better with a bass than on the Dance Floor? We will miss him during the tour but he cannot play with his injured leg ? Bootsy will be perfect one to replace him?
Bootsy seems to be really happy to do this upcoming tour with the masters of the Progressive Metal and he promised to put some groove into the music of the Famous American "disco" Metal act.
Also, as an insight from the future tour, the band will play some Joe Dassin songs, remixed to be suited for Dream Theater.
For the show in Oslo, the headliner will be Bee Gees reformed.
A Funky and Disco tour in perspective?
Mike Portnoy said during an interview: John is a fan of Saturday Night Fever and he always tries to Dance like Travolta? But he is definitely better with a bass than on the Dance Floor? We will miss him during the tour but he cannot play with his injured leg ? Bootsy will be perfect one to replace him?
Bootsy seems to be really happy to do this upcoming tour with the masters of the Progressive Metal and he promised to put some groove into the music of the Famous American "disco" Metal act.
Also, as an insight from the future tour, the band will play some Joe Dassin songs, remixed to be suited for Dream Theater.
For the show in Oslo, the headliner will be Bee Gees reformed.
A Funky and Disco tour in perspective?
| Source: | discotheater.com |
| Band profile: | Dream Theater |